New York, NY, Sept. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) today announced that Stan Galanski, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Frank McDonnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at an updated time at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference being held at The Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City on Thursday, September 8th at 1:20 p.m. (E.T.), not at 2:50 p.m. (ET) as earlier planned. Participants can sign up for the live webcast at:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/confcastsignup/keef001/090711a_me.asp

A copy of the Navigators presentation materials from the conference will be posted on the day of the conference at: http://www.navg.com/navigators/investor_relations_extra.aspx?id=2568 and will remain available for 90 days.

The Navigators Group, Inc. is an international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies, and operations at Lloyd’s of London. Headquartered in New York City, Navigators has offices in major insurance centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

This press release and the presentation by Mr. Galanski and Mr. McDonnell may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenever used in this release or during the presentation, the words "estimate", "expect", "believe" or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are derived from information that we currently have and assumptions that we make. We cannot assure that results that we anticipate will be achieved, since results may differ materially because of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that we face. Please refer to Navigators' most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of Navigators' business and the important factors that may affect that business. Navigators undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. 

CONTACT: The Navigators Group, Inc.
         Frank McDonnell, 914-933-6270
         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         fmcdonnell@navg.com
         www.navg.com